TRAVERSE CITY — NMC’s International Affairs Forum will host the nationwide premiere of “The Price of Peace” documentary at 6 p.m. March 5 at the State Theatre in Traverse City. Admission is free but donations will benefit the Academic WorldQuest team from Petoskey High School, which will travel to national competition in April.
The one-hour film offers a searing new look at how countries have stumbled into conflict – or averted it – beginning with World War I and ending with a special look at Korea. Questions explored include: What price is society willing to pay for peace? How do we prevent war? Can we use the lessons learned through history to extend peace into tomorrow?
The film will be followed by Q&A with the filmmakers, Los Angeles.-based Kip Perry and Elan Bentov) Leland-based executive producer Tom Skinner, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. (ret.) Brian Bishop who commanded troops in Korea. Bishop, who also teaches in NMC’s Aviation division, also appears in the film. Former diplomat and IAF Co-Chair Jack Segal will moderate the discussion.
Academic WorldQuest is a program of IAF, a nationwide quiz-bowl style competition that challenges high school students to learn about global issues. This year’s winning team is the “Questosterones,” all seniors at Petoskey High School who will now represent northern Michigan at the national competition in Washington DC in April. All donations collected on March 5 will go to the team to defray travel expenses.
Release date: February 21, 2018
For more information:
Karen Segal
International Affairs Forum
(231) 715-6064
karenpsegal@gmail.com